SGA yard sale raised money for CSE's Green School Initiatives.

Community Partnerships

Community Partners in the Local Community

*McDaniel College (student interns)

• supported waste-free lunch program
  

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• creation of permanent compost site
• created commercials demonstrating compostable materials and lunch items that can be recycled

*Cub Scout Pack 631

• continuing maintenence of bluebird trail and boxes

*Boy Scout Troop 381

• Eagle Scout Kurt Wonolowicz worked with our green team and members of the community to raise money, purchase and build a green house for our community

*Winters Mill High School

• Water Quality of Bioretention via Macroinverbrate Study/Field Trip
• Tour of School Greenhouse and Aquaculture Field Trip

Eagle Scout Kurt Wonilowicz standing in our new CSE greenhouse!

*Master Gardners of Carroll County

• plan and design beautification project around the greenhouse

*Carroll County Outdoor School

• provided instruction (monarch butterflies, praying mantid, native plants, oysters, crabs, composting, professional development for staff)
• provided plants/supplies needed for gardens

*Local Artist (Terry Whye)

• provided instruction on the native plants and animals in all three regions in Maryland
• created school-wide clay mural projects with students focused on the native plants and animals in each region
  

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* Carroll County Education Foundation

• Provided [[#|grant money]] for green school initiatives for Cranberry Station Elementary.

Taking care of the gardens means getting rid of envasive species!

Community Partners at the School

*PTA

• Supported Yard Sale in the community by assisting set-up and clean-up
• Purchased Abitibi dumpster for paper recycling
• Provided CSE with Artist in Residence program

*SGA

• Formed The "Green Team" which identifies and solves problems regarding environmental concerns in the school
• Educates students about environmental issues on morning news, "Environmental Fast Facts."
• Educates students about the importance of composting in the cafetera.
• Supports Waste Free lunch by advertising and educating students and staff
• Developed first CSE Yard Sale which raised $550.00

*Community support through families of CSE

• volunteers (yard sale, weeding, mulching, donations, guest speakers, and more!)
• transplanting of trees

*Title One

SGA students help load remaining items after the CSE yard sale.

• (Hungry Hungry Caterpillar science stations night/real caterpillar connection/reading) Informational Text vs. Nonfiction (2011)
• Formed Earth Explores after school club (2011-2013) Club focuses on environmental issues surrounding Cranberry Station Elementary